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When will we stop investing in Futurama?William S. Becker: 4. When will we stop investing in Futurama? The biggest near-term opportunity for the White House and Congress to begin shaping a new energy economy will come next year when the surface transportation program comes up for reauthorization. Today, our transportation policies ...
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Active Transportation for AmericaA new national poll released by Rails to Trails Conservancy shows that Americans want the freedom to choose their mode of travel. Safe and convenient infrastructure for bicycling and walking gives individuals more choice and improves the efficiency of our transportation system.
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Area transit cash likely won't be cut in '09Despite a floundering economy, the agency that funds many road and transit projects in the region expects to spend about the same amount of money in 2009 as it did this year. The proposed budget for the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority predicts the sales tax approved by voters in ...
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Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, and the Boston Region MPO - Metropolitan Planning - Planning - FHWAClimate change will likely have significant impacts on the Boston region. If climate trends continue as projected, the climate and weather patterns in Boston at the end of this century will look more like those now found in Richmond, Virginia, or Atlanta, Georgia.1 More severe weather events, a ...
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National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue CommissionView HTML Version Transportation for Tomorrow: Report of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, prepared by a specially convened Commission, meets the charge given under Section 1909 of the Safe Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act – A ...
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National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue CommissionThe US surface transportation system links Americans to each other and to the world. This enormous network of highways, ports, freight and passenger railroads and transit systems is vital to America’s economy, security and way of life. It is currently the best surface transportation ...Twine added 14 months ago
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Grant Will Allow Completion of Path from Downtown to ManitouBike Trail $590,796 coming from state lottery funds Cyclists soon will be able to reach open spaces they love to ride without braving traffic first, thanks to a grant to complete a bike path between downtown Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs. Great Outdoors Colorado gave $590,796 in ...
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SustainLane Announces Annual U.S. City RankingsForget red and blue; America's 50 biggest cities are thinking green, according to the definitive ranking of city sustainability released today by sustainlane.com, the largest online community dedicated to healthy, sustainable living. The 2008 SustainLane U.S. City Rankings—topped by Portland, ...
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Economic Benefits of Employment Transportation ServicesECONOMIC BENEFITS AND USER OUTCOMES his report examines the benefits that accrue from employment transportation services implemented as a result of changes in welfare policy, namely the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996. Employment transportation ...
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Rising Fuel Costs: Impacts on Transit Ridership and Agency OperationsExecutive Summary and Key Findings Public transportation systems across the United States have faced an unprecedented increase in fuel costs and a huge increase in the demand for service. Public transportation ridership in 2007 hit its highest level in 50 years and the rate of ridership growth ...
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